Survival Hunter Guide WoW: Midnight

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About the Class

Survival Hunter is a mid-range fighter who wields two-handed weapons (polearms, staves, swords). In combat, they use various bombs and volleys to deal damage. Despite being a hunter, this spec prefers to deal damage at mid/melee range.

Pros and Cons

Pros	Cons
🟩 Decent and consistent damage in both single-target and AoE.	🟥 Small number of abilities, which greatly limits rotation. The class may seem boring to some players.
🟩 Simple rotation that allows you to quickly learn the class and perform well.	🟥 Requires being in melee/mid range, which can be challenging for some players.
🟩 Good survivability thanks to damage reduction abilities.	🟥 Few crowd control abilities and abilities that help the group.

Stat Priority

For Raids

Agility -> Mastery -> Critical Strike -> Haste -> Versatility

For Mythic+

Agility -> Mastery -> Critical Strike -> Haste -> Versatility

For Delves

Agility -> Mastery -> Critical Strike -> Haste -> Versatility

Talents

Here you can see the talent heatmap. We collect data from the top 100 Survival Hunter players and show how many of them choose each talent.

Pack Leader

Class Talents

Specialization

Sentinel

Class Talents

Specialization

You can always see the current talent tree for each hero spec in the dedicated section.

Rotation (Ability Priority)

Single Target

Kill Command when the beast from Howl of the Pack Leader is ready to summon or when you have stacks of Tip of the Spear.
Kill Command every time before Ambush to gain stacks of Tip of the Spear.
Ambush if there are no stacks of Tip of the Spear to gain Twin Fangs.
Ambush.
Burning Tar.
Gunshot if you have stacks of Tip of the Spear.
Wildfire Bomb.
Raptor Swipe if you have stacks of Tip of the Spear.
Raptor Strike.
Kill Command.
Wildfire Bomb.

AoE

Kill Command when the beast from Howl of the Pack Leader is ready to summon or when you have stacks of Tip of the Spear.
Kill Command every time before Ambush to gain stacks of Tip of the Spear.
Ambush if there are no stacks of Tip of the Spear to gain Twin Fangs.
Ambush.
Burning Tar.
Gunshot if you have stacks of Tip of the Spear.
Wildfire Bomb.
Raptor Swipe if you have stacks of Tip of the Spear.
Raptor Strike.
Kill Command.
Wildfire Bomb.

Rotation Example (Opener) Single Target

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Rotation Example (Opener) AoE

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Best in Slot (BiS)

Slot	Item
Weapon	Nest Warden's Branch
Head	Primal Sentinel's Maw
Neck	Void Hymn Amulet
Shoulders	Primal Sentinel's Trophies
Cloak	Adherent's Silk Drape
Chest	Rotting Cuirass
Wrists	Fallen King's Shackles
Hands	Primal Sentinel's Claws
Waist	Fel Curse War Belt
Legs	Primal Sentinel's Legguards
Feet	Wanderer's Sharp Claws
Ring	Absence of Light
Ring	Ring of Bifurcation
Trinket	Aln's Seer Gaze
Trinket	Radiant Feather

You can always see the current best gear in the dedicated section.

Enchants, Gems, Consumables

Enchants

Slot	Name
Weapon	Enchant Weapon – Arcane Mastery
Helm	Enchant Helm – Enhanced Rune of Avoidance
Shoulders	Enchant Shoulders – Amirdrassil's Mercy
Chest	Enchant Chest – Soulmark of the World
Wrists	Enchant Bracers – Song of Armor and Self-Healing
Legs	Forest Hunter Armor Kit
Boots	Enchant Boots – Lynx's Swiftness
Rings	Enchant Ring – Zul'jin's Mastery

Gems

Meta Gem Inscrutable Eversong Diamond
Other Sockets Flawless Death Amethyst

Consumables

Type	Name
Flask	Flask of the Magisters
Combat Potion (Pre-pot)	Potential of Light
Healing Potion	Silvermoon Healing Potion
Weapon Enhancement	Thalassian Phoenix Oil
Augment Rune	Void-Marked Augment Rune
Food	Florabuffet or Royal Roast

Leveling Process

From the very first level you will already have damage abilities. The main abilities at early levels are Raptor Strike, Kill Command and Wildfire Bomb. As you level up, you will gain new abilities, getting closer to the main rotation. We recommend following this ability priority as they become available:

Single Target

Kill Command when the beast from Howl of the Pack Leader is ready to summon or when you have stacks of Tip of the Spear.
Kill Command every time before Ambush to gain stacks of Tip of the Spear.
Ambush if there are no stacks of Tip of the Spear to gain Twin Fangs.
Ambush.
Burning Tar.
Gunshot if you have stacks of Tip of the Spear.
Wildfire Bomb.
Raptor Swipe if you have stacks of Tip of the Spear.
Raptor Strike.
Kill Command.
Wildfire Bomb.

AoE

Kill Command when the beast from Howl of the Pack Leader is ready to summon or when you have stacks of Tip of the Spear.
Kill Command every time before Ambush to gain stacks of Tip of the Spear.
Ambush if there are no stacks of Tip of the Spear to gain Twin Fangs.
Ambush.
Burning Tar.
Gunshot if you have stacks of Tip of the Spear.
Wildfire Bomb.
Raptor Swipe if you have stacks of Tip of the Spear.
Raptor Strike.
Kill Command.
Wildfire Bomb.

Rotation Example (Opener) Single Target

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Rotation Example (Opener) AoE

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Mythic+ Tips

Tip #1

Make sure to use Misdirection on the tank before dealing damage or when the tank asks you to redirect threat from a mob pack (for example, pulling distant mobs to the tank or if someone in the group accidentally pulled and the tank can't redirect threat at the moment).

Tip #2

The ability Feign Death allows you to drop mob aggro if you accidentally pull an extra pack. This ability also lets you avoid many targeted abilities from mobs and bosses.

Tip #3

Use Camouflage if you need to pass by a group of enemies. This ability gives you full invisibility.

Tip #4

The abilities Exhilaration and Survival of the Fittest also work on summoned pets. Use them if you need to protect or heal your pets.

Macros

Misdirection to pet

#showtooltip Misdirection
/cast [@pet] Misdirection

Focus target interrupt

#showtooltip Counter Shot
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Counter Shot

Mouseover Tranquilizing Shot

#showtooltip Tranquilizing Shot
/petattack
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][]Tranquilizing Shot

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